Epstein Secrets

on authorized Greenwald’s trip to Hong Kong on the con- dition that he take with him a Guardian staffer in whom she had confidence, the Scottish-born Ewen MacAskill, a sixty-one-year-old veteran journalist who had been the Washington bureau chief for The Guardian. His assignment was to evaluate the bona fides of

two chil- dren. The only truth in his description was that he was born on “the longest day of the year” (June 21). He wrote Internet posts under his TrueHooHa alias about how he | | Epst_9780451494566_2p_all_r1.z.indd 16 @ 9/29/16 5:51 Pa | | HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019504 Tinker | 17 used weight lifting and in

e authorized Greenwald’s trip to Hong Kong on the condition that he take with him a Guardian staffer in whom she had confidence. He was Scottish-born Ewen MacAskill, a 61-year old veteran journalist who had been the Washington bureau chief for the Guardian. His assignment was to evaluate the mystery source in Hon

tion was that he was born on “the longest day of the year” (June 21). He also apparently valued changing his body. He wrote Internet posts under his TrueHooHa alias about how he used weightlifting and intensive training to precision-shape his body. He bragged to his online followers that he had reduced his

need for a face-to-face meeting with Snowden. Even after he had revealed his true identity to Poitras and Greenwald on June 2™ 2013, Guardian editor Ewen MacAskill offered him the option of remaining an unnamed source for the stories. He said, as he later told Vanity Fair. “You should remain anonymous; the stori

drews. “The Snowden Saga, Vanity Fair, May 2014. “Snowden, alone, stayed home...”—Author’s interview with Joyce Kinsey. “Posting under the alias The TrueHooHa...”--Ars Technica Report. Op. cit. “Brad Gunson, who knew him....”-- Carol D. Leonnig, Jenna Johnson and Marc Fisher, “Who Is Edward Snowden,” Washi